What you need to know
Check yourself against these “I can” statements.
- I can recognise that parallel lines have the same gradient
- I can tell from their equations whether two lines are parallel and where they cross the y-axis
- I can find the gradient of a perpendicular line using −1/m
- I can tell from their equations whether two lines are perpendicular
Practise this topic
1 resourceThese are the pages for Parallel and Perpendicular Lines in the Year 8 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel Maths Progress Delta 2. Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.